I received a note through the door yesterday giving 24 hours notice of yet more local film crews, this time filming in Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields , Serle Street and Portugal Street. I have spoken with the location manager. There will be one quick shot in the Fields as it closes, using hand held equipment …
Abuse of Lincoln’s Inn Fields by film crews, again
Camden Council inexpliably remains keen for the film industry to be able to film in the borough. It takes rent for parking bays, denying revenue to local traders who could let commercial space to crews if they weren't undercut by the Council. Allowing large catering vehicles to park also robs revenue from local cafes. All …
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TV support depot on Lincoln’s Inn Fields – update
We have some new information about the matter of video crew parking. Here's a letter from Fiona Dean, Assistant Director for Culture & Customer Services to Cllr Fullbrook. 'Each parking bay costs £1,507 per unit per day on this site. There are small administration charges for the film liaison work, which are dependent on the scale …
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Lincoln’s Inn Fields as a TV support depot
On many weekends the parking bays to the East and South of the fields become packed to the gills with caravans and trailers. The Fields look like a badly managed caravan park in Devon and ring to the sound of the generator truck(s). Each crew is different but it's not uncommon to see waste …
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